THE ANCIENT SACRED TEXTS OF ASIA ~~~~~~~~
This
is a truly stunning collection of 64 vintage books containing ancient sacred texts from the worlds religions, collected and compiled together for the first time on USB flash drive – the most extensive collection of its kind and an essential library for those with an
interest in religions and their ancient, sacred texts.
‘The Sacred
Books of The East’ is an epic collection of monumental proportions – 50 volumes of English
translations of Asian religious texts and writings, edited by Max Muller, and
published by The Oxford University Press between 1879 – 1910. It features
translations of the key sacred texts of Islam, Hinduism, Buddhism, Jainism,
Taoism, Confucianism and Zoroastrianism.
Also included in this stunning collection is ‘The Sacred Books and
Early Literature of the East’ -
a fascinating collection of 14 volumes of sacred texts and scriptures compiled
by Charles Francis Horne and published in 1917. Comprised of selections of
various length drawn mainly from academic works of the late 19th and early 20th
century, the subject matter is assembled by volume according to era, region and
similarity. Covering
sacred texts and scriptures from ancient Jerusalem
to Kyoto, this
wonderful collection brings together some of the oldest and most revered
literature from the ancient civilizations of the East. Study the cultural
customs and religious ceremonies of the earliest civilizations of Babylonia,
Assyria and Egypt.
Explore the Talmud, Midrash, Kabbalah and other texts essential to historic
Judaism. Analyse the writings of Buddha, Confucious, ancient Persia and Arabia.
This
fascinating collection of 64 volumes provides literally 10,000’s of pages of
great content and fabulous photos / illustrations for the reader. All of the
volumes have been scanned in high quality and preserved forever in pdf format -
easy to read on your laptop, computer, tablet, smartphone, kindle or e-reader.
You can print entire books or select pages. All books are also
“searchable” meaning it is easy to locate a particular word or phrase within
seconds!
The
contents of each Volume are as follows:
The Sacred Books of The East:
Volume I: The Upanishads, pt. 1 of 2
Volume II: The Sacred Laws of The Aryas,
pt. 1 of 2
Volume III: The Sacred Books of China,
pt. 1 of 6
Volume IV: The Zend-Avesta, pt. 1 of 3
Volume V: Pahlavi Texts, pt. 1 of 5
Volume VI: The Qu’ran, pt. 1 of 2
Volume VII: The Institutes of Visnu
Volume VIII: The Bhagavadgita with
Sanatsugatiya and the Anugita
Volume IX: The Qu’ran, pt. 2 of 2
Volume X: The Dhammapada and the
Sutta-Nipata
Volume XI: Buddhist Suttas
Volume XII: The Satapatha Brahmana
according to the text of the Madhyandina
School, pt. 1 of 5
Volume XIII: Vinaya Texts, pt. 1 of 3
Volume XIV: The Sacred Laws of The Aryas,
pt. 2 of 2
Volume XV: The Upanishads, pt. 2 of 2
Volume XVI: The Sacred Books of China, pt. 2 of
6
Volume XVII: Vinaya Texts, pt. 2 of 3
Volume XVIII: Pahlavi Texts, pt. 2 of 5
Volume XIX: The Fo-sho-hing-tsan-king
Volume XX: Vinaya Texts, pt. 3 of 3
Volume XXI: The Saddharma-Pundarika or The
Lotus of The True Law
Volume XXII: Jaina Sutras, pt. 1 of 2
translated from the Prakrit
Volume XXIII: The Zend-Avesta, pt. 2 of 3
Volume XXIV: Pahlavi Texts, pt. 3 of 5
Volume XXV: The Laws of Manu
Volume XXVI: The Satapatha Brahmana
according to the text of the Madhyandina
School, pt. 2 of 5
Volume XXVII: The Sacred Books of China,
pt. 3 of 6
Volume XXVIII: The Sacred Books of China, pt. 4 of
6
Volume XXIX: The Grihya-sutras: rules of
Vedic domestic ceremonies, pt. 1 of 2
Volume XXX: The Grihya-sutras: rules of
Vedic domestic ceremonies, pt. 2 of 2
Volume XXXI: The Zend-Avesta, pt. 3 of 3
Volume XXXII: Vedic hymns, pt. 1 of 2
Volume XXXIII: The Minor Law Books:
Brihaspati
Volume XXXIV: The Vedanta-Sutras, pt. 1 of
3
Volume XXXV: The Questions of King
Melinda, pt. 1 of 2
Volume XXXVI: The Questions of King
Melinda, pt. 2 of 2
Volume XXXVII: Pahlavi Texts, pt. 4 of 5
Volume XXXVIII: The Vedanta-Sutras, pt. 2
of 3
Volume XXXIX: The Texts of Taoism, pt. 1
of 2
Volume XL: The Texts of Taoism, pt. 2 of 2
Volume XLI: The Satapatha Brahmana
according to the text of the Madhyandina
School, pt. 3 of 5
Volume XLII: Hymns of the Atharvaveda
Volume XLIII: The Satapatha Brahmana
according to the text of the Madhyandina
School, pt. 4 of 5
Volume XLIV: The Satapatha Brahmana
according to the text of the Madhyandina
School, pt. 5 of 5
Volume XLV: Jaina Sutras, pt. 2 of 2
translated from the Prakrit
Volume XLVI: Vedic Hymns, pt. 2 of 2
Volume XLVII: Pahlavi Texts, pt. 5 of 5
Volume XLVIII: The Vedanta-Sutras, pt. 3
of 3
Volume XLIX: Buddhist Mahayana Texts
Volume L: General index to the names and
subject matter of ‘The Sacred Books of the East’
The Sacred Books and Early Literature of
the East:
Volume I: Babylonia & Assyria
Volume II: Egypt
Volume III: Ancient Hebrew, the earliest
remains of The Talmud
Volume IV: Medieval Hebrew, the Midrash
& the Kabbalah
Volume V: Ancient Arabia,
The Hanged Poems and the Koran
Volume VI: Medieval Arabic, Moorish &
Turkish
Volume VII: Ancient Persia
Volume VIII: Medieval Persia
Volume IX: India & Brahmanism
Volume X: India & Buddhism
Volume XI: Ancient China
Volume XII: Medieval China
Volume XIII: Japan
Volume XIV: The great rejected books of
the Biblical Apocrophya
Additional book included:
Sacred books of the East - including
selections from the Vedic hymns, Zend-Avesta, Dhammapada, Upanishads, the
Koran, and the life of Buddha by E. Wilson (1900) – 500 pages
Overall, this is an absolute must for anyone with an interest in
ancient texts and world religions – an unbelievable treasure trove of
information for a very small price!
Quick Delivery – Free postage within the UK!
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